Xin Changxing (; born December 1963) is a Chinese politician and the current Communist Party Secretary of Qinghai. Previously he served as

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Qinghai Qinghai (; alternately romanized as Tsinghai, Ch'inghai), also known as Kokonor, is a landlocked province in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth largest province of China by area and has the third smallest po ...

and before that,

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Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

. Xin is a lifelong civil servant.

Biography

Xin graduated from

Qufu Normal University Qufu Normal University () is a public university located in the cities of Qufu, which is the ancient home of Confucius, and in Rizhao, Shandong province, China. Its focal points include studies of history, calligraphy, law, management, chemistry ...

in 1983 with a degree in political science. In 1986, he obtained a master's degree in economics from the

Huazhong Normal University Central China Normal University (CCNU) or Huazhong Normal University (), located in Luonan Subdistrict, Hongshan District in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, is a comprehensive university directly under the administration of the Chinese Mini ...

. After graduating, he was assigned to the Ministry of Labour to work in an institute under its jurisdiction. Thereafter he conducted research on compensation structures. He then went to Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group to work in human resources and labour policy. He experienced growth in the field, eventually being sent back to the Ministry of Labour to take on administrative roles, and also took on a brief stint as the vice-mayor of Xi'an. In July 2008, he was named deputy director of the State Administration of Civil Service; in September 2010, he was named vice-minister of Human Resources and Social Security. In August 2014, he was named director of the State Administration of Civil Service. In October 2016, Xin was appointed deputy party secretary of

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. In July 2020, Xin was appointed deputy party secretary of

. On August 1, he was named the acting governor. On August 26, he was elected as the governor. In March 2022, he was made Communist Party Secretary of Qinghai, succeeding

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. Xin is an alternate member of the

19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. It is a prime number. Mathematics 19 is the eighth prime number, and forms a sexy prime with 13, a twin prime with 17, and a cousin prime with 23. It is the third full re ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xin, Changxing 1963 births Living people Qufu Normal University alumni Politicians from Binzhou Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong Alternate members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Governors of Qinghai